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On no soul does God place a burden greater than it can bear(2:286)

there is no obligation that is insupportable, and a safe way is preferable to a harmful one, and since friends and ranks last only till the door of the grave; then surely the most fortunate person is the one who does not forget the hereafter for this world, nor sacrifice the hereafter for this world, nor destroy the life of the hereafter for worldly life, nor waste his life on trivial things, but considers himself to be a guest and acts in accordance with the commands of the guesthouse’s Owner, then opens the door of the grave in confidence and enters upon eternal happiness. [^7]

[^7]: The reason for these ‘sinces’ is this: I take no notice of the wrongs and tyranny perpetrated against my person and give them no importance. I say, “They are not worth worrying about,” and I do not interfere in the world.

4–6 October 2026 · Istanbul

13th International Bediuzzaman Symposium

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